Treespeaker by Katie W. Stewart

A Treespeaker is one with his forest, moving with its spirit, inseparably bound to it. Terrifying visions warn Jakan that a visitor to his tribe is not who he claims to be. As the villagers fall under the spell of the stranger’s mind-bending sorcery, Jakan grows desperate to be rid of him. Events take a sinister turn when he accuses the stranger of sacrilege — and it is Jakan, not the outsider, who is expelled from the forest. Join Jakan on his perilous journey across a blighted land as he searches for the secret that will save his people — and himself. "Treespeaker is an intricately woven book that reads like an old oral history. It flows beautifully; with the story so deeply rooted in nature, the writing seemed to take on a life of its own and bloom in its own right." Sift Book Reviews

Katie W. Stewart is an Australian author of fantasy fiction for all ages. She was born in Lancashire, England and emigrated with her family as a child. She has worked as an archaeologist, ethnohistorian and teacher, but these days she works as a Library Assistant and relief teacher at a small Catholic school in country Western Australia. She is also the mother of three children. In her spare time, she designs book covers, illustrates books, paints pet portraits and plays celtic harp and guitar.